Moonlight Magic

by damommy

When evening primrose comes awake,
the lily pads fan ‘cross the lake
like notes of music on a scale
as moonlight spreads across the vale,
The night birds call
in sweet reply
to one and all
distinctive cry
and water hyacinths stand by
when darkness spreads her ebon shawl.

Nocturnal magic comes to pass
with fairies dancing over grass.
I lean on window sill and gaze
to see their classical displays.
In cadence pure,
they keep the beat
with steps so sure
on tiny feet.
With chivalry the lads compete
for lasses timid and demure.

Then comes the time to say good night
as they go dancing out of sight.

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Because of the font, there appears to be an extra space in the last line, but there isn't.

Duodecatain.
A duodecatain is a format created by our good friend and fellow FanStorian, Treischel.
A decatain is a stanza of ten lines. This format has two, thus the "duo" designation. Here are the rules:
1. The meter is either iambic or trochaic, or a mixture of both.
2. There are two 10 line stanzas followed by a rhyming couplet.
3. The lines are a mix of tetrameter and dimeter with the following syllable counts:
8888444488 8888444488 44
4. The rhyme scheme in each decatain is:
aabbcdcddc (but the rhymes can vary between the stanzas).
5. The couplet rhyme is ee.

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Moonlight Magic

by damommy

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